Do you now see the UK's fears about the EU project being realised, why the British people want nothing to do with the EU anymore? In my view, the British people rejected EU integration largely because of Immigration and nationalism, and less because of economics. Look at what Italy is going to do, to issue EU visas to 200,000 immigrants. In fact the number of illegal immigrants in Italy is close to 1 million. None of these immigrants want to stay in Italy. Italy is just a transit port to Europe. 95% of ALL immigrants want to come to the UK, with the remainder wanting to go to the Scandinavian countries.And one can see why Italy wants to take the nuclear option- I dont think their economy can afford another influx of 1 million immigrants this year- at present, they estimate 50,000 are coming by boat every month. The UK has already stated its official policy of having just 100,000 net migration figure per year; this the difference between those who enter and those who leave the UK each year; at present this figure is around 200,000. which is still, very huge, considering that the UK is a small island of only 65 million people- It can not demographically support a population increase of 250,000 per year, but imagine if Italy issued visas and the millions suddenly appeared at UK borders in Calais, France- this could easily cause another European war. The issue is not about racism or being unsympthetic to refugees or immigrants- it is just plain logic: How many people can a country of 65 million absorb in a year?

Bobby

Italy plots 'nuclear option' to migrant crisis by giving EU visas to 200,000 incomers and sending them north as the country struggles with 'human warehouse'

European Council Directive 2001/55 was developed after the Balkans conflict to give temporary European entry permits to a large number of displaced people

Now some Italian officials say that they may use it to issue visas to migrants

The country is struggling to absorb the numbers seeking refuge on its shores

More than 86,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy this year

Italian government officials have threatened to issue temporary EU visas to thousands of migrants in an effort to deal with Italy's escalating migrant and refugee crisis that would allow new arrivals to travel north.

In what has been described as a 'nuclear option,' Italian government officials have threatened to allow 200,000 migrants who enter the country to travel across Europe by using a Brussels directive, The Times reports.

Italy has previously called on its EU neighbours to help with the escalating humanitarian crisis but it has been disappointed by their lack of action.

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Hundreds of asylum seekers are now packed into overcrowded centres in small villages throughout the country which have been dubbed 'human warehouses' by locals.

Mattia Toaldo, a senior analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told The Times: 'If migrants continue to arrive and Italy decides to give them papers to cross borders and leave Italy it would be a nuclear option.

'Italians have lost any hope of getting help from the EU and may say, 'If you won't make it a common challenge, we will.'

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